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Part of the reason for all the Beatle success on the charts in early 1964 was that three labels had rights to Beatles releases in the US -- Swan's license was only for the one singel; VeeJay's rights would expire at the end of 1964. |
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| title |
artist |
week debuted |
highest ranking |
| Heat Wave |
Martha & the Vandellas |
1963 8 17 |
4 |
| Cry Baby |
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters |
1963 9 7 |
4 |
| Be My Baby |
The Ronettes |
1963 9 14 |
2 |
| Donna the Prima Donna |
Dion |
1963 9 28 |
6 |
| Sugar Shack |
Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs |
1963 9 28 |
1 |
| It's All Right |
The Impressions |
1963 10 12 |
4 |
| Blue Bayou |
Roy Orbison |
1963 10 12 |
29 |
| I'm Leaving It Up To You |
Dale & Grace |
1963 10 26 |
1 |
| Since I Fell For You |
Lenny Welch |
1963 11 23 |
4 |
| Can I Get a Witness |
Marvin Gaye |
1963 11 23 |
22 |
| Louie Louie |
The Kingsmen |
1963 11 30 |
2 |
| As Usual |
Brenda Lee |
1963 12 28 |
12 |
| I Want to Hold Your Hand |
The Beatles |
1964 1 25 |
1 |
| She Loves You |
The Beatles |
1964 2 1 |
1 |
| I Only Want to Be With You |
Dusty Springfield |
1964 2 15 |
12 |
| Fun Fun Fun |
The Beach Boys |
1964 2 22 |
5 |
| Please Please Me |
The Beatles |
1964 2 22 |
3 |
| Glad All Over |
The Dave Clark Five |
1964 3 7 |
6 |
| Needles and Pins |
The Searchers |
1964 3 21 |
13 |
| Twist and Shout |
The Beatles |
1964 3 21 |
2 |
| A World Without Love |
Peter & Gordon |
1964 5 16 |
1 |
| I Get Around |
The Beach Boys |
1964 6 6 |
1 |
| Wishin' And Hopin' |
Dusty Springfield |
1964 7 11 |
6 |
| Where Did Our Love Go |
The Supremes |
1964 7 18 |
1 |
| A Hard Day's Night |
The Beatles |
1964 7 18 |
1 |
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My favorite 25 songs (in chronological order) during the Class of 65's junior year. These are not necessarily the top songs of the year (see rankings), but they do make a good "Junior Soundtrack."
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